5 Conferences Small Business Owners Should Attend in Q3

Expo’s and conferences are great ways to network, get your business’ name out and learn more about how you can improve your business. Think of these as investments in your time that in the long run pay major dividends on your balance sheet and productivity.

We’ve complied a list of 5 conferences you should seriously look into attending the third quarter of the year to continue growing your business.

Event:San Francisco Small Business ExpoDate: Aug 17Location:San Mateo Event Centre, Fiesta HallAbout the event: The Seattle stop of America’s biggest business-to-business trade show, conference and networking event. The Small business Expo helps small business owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs like you take your business to the next level. The free one day event offers businesses invaluable insights and exclusive networking opportunities with a wide range of 25+ business-critical workshops, seminars and presentations from top industry experts, Speed-Networking, industry-leading exhibitors with innovative products/services to help your business, a business card exchange & much more. Whether you are in the start-up phase or a long-established company, Small Business Expo has the resources you need to stay a step ahead of your competition.

Event:Leadcon’s Connect to ConvertDate: Aug 21-23Location:New York Hilton MidtownAbout the event: LeadsCon’s Connect to Convert is the lead industry’s only roll-up-your-sleeves educational conference and exposition dedicated entirely to the most effective and emerging sectors of the lead generation industry: Calls, Clicks, Search and Shares. With dedicated B2B and B2C content designed around each section of the sales cycle, LeadsCon’s Connect to Convert will arm you with the critical intelligence you need to success in 2018 and beyond.

Event:SALES 3.0Date: September 18-19Location: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las VegasAbout the event: This event provides managers, directors and VPs of sales and sales operations strategies and insight that help to accelerate sales growth and improve sales performance and results. You will learn from an expert community comprised of top sales executives, industry leaders, and analysts.

Network with other executives in sales, marketing, and sales operations. Build your network. Learn new best practices. Ensure your sales team performs at peak levels.

Event:FutureMDate: Sept 20-21Location:The Innovation and Design Building, BostonAbout the event: Celebrating its 8th year, FutureM was named on Forbes list of “Marketing Conferences That Will Keep You Ahead of Trends” for two years in a row. The event brings together marketing and technology innovators to contemplate and celebrate cutting edge technologies and innovations fueling the future of marketing, technology and design.

Event:INBOUNDDate: Sept 25-28Location:Boston Convention & Exhibition CentreAbout the event: INBOUND’s purpose is to provide the inspiration, education, and connections you need to grow and transform your business. This September, INBOUND will host thousands of marketing and sales professionals from almost every industry imaginable and from all corners of the globe at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. In 2016, INBOUND had 19,000+ attendees from all around the world and will be bigger than ever this year.

Through inspiring keynotes, innovative talks, educational breakouts, hands-on lessons, and tons of networking, you will learn how the INBOUND experience, and especially our content, is truly remarkable.

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